They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice, but starting at 4 a.m. on August 16, the Bay Area experienced almost 11,000 lightning strikes in a 72 hour period, putting the old saying to shame. The record amount of lightning…
On Sept. 1 the Mertes Center for the Arts was lit up in red to support the currently dark Live Events industry. The lighting was designed by LPC lighting designer Mike Rinaldi and stage technician Karl Haller.
The front of the building,…
Las Positas College Student Government currently has three of the six executive positions open. The open positions are Director of Communications, Director of Events and ICC Chair. There are also available positions for senators. Qualifications for the positions are in the bylaws…
One thousand and twenty-two. As of Sept. 2, that is the number of people that have been shot and killed by police this year alone. These are shootings that could have been avoided if the justice system saw everyone as equal…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the graduation rate for African Americans attending a two year college is 23 percent. The average graduation rate for African Americans attending a four year college is even lower at 21 percent.
LPC recently…
Sounds of fireworks, bullhorns and music filled the streets last week in Oakland. Chants of “Justice for Jacob Blake” and “No justice, no peace” could be heard from the high end apartment complexes near Oscar Grant Plaza. Some small business owners handed…
The sex education I received in high school back in the 1960’s made me more confused than educated me. I am an older student; I graduated high school in 1972. No, that is not a typo but is 1972.
Sex education has…